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Friday, September 30, 2011

Rain-hit Mumbai-Cobras match abandoned

Bangalore, (IANS) Heavy as well as unabated sleet cleared out an sparkling competition in in in between energetic Mumbai Indians as well as South African Cape Cobras in a Champions League Twenty20 during a Chinnaswamy Stadium. With no let-up in a sleet even 90 mins after a mangle as well as prospects of fool around resuming ruled out, a organisers deserted a compare as well as awarded a single indicate to both a teams.

Within mins after Mumbai set a defendable aim of 176 for 5 wickets in twenty overs, dim clouds non-stop up over a city centre as well as proposed pulsation a track even as a belligerent staff scampered to cover a 22-yard representation in a center as well as a round immature outfield with large tarpaulin sheets.

Earlier, Mumbai set a aim of 177 for Cobras after they were put to bat first.

Starting upon a upon glow note, Mumbai’s openers Aiden Blizzard (19) as well as Sarul Kanwar (45) posted a spacious 65-run initial partnership in 6.3 overs, with 6 sixes as well as 4 fours in in in between them prior to Robin Peterson got them held both times by English player Owais Shah in seventh as well as ninth over.

Though Cobras got absolved of Ambati Rayudu quickly, James Franklin (18) as well as Kieron Pillard combined a innings as well as took off a run-rate by a center overs with a 69-run fourth wicket partnership.

After Kanwar crushed 5 sixes as well as 3 fours to measure 45 in twenty-one balls, it was a spin of Pollard to strike 3 large sixes as well as 6 fours for a cameo innings of 58 in 37 balls. For Cobras, Robin Peterson took dual wickets, whilst Dale Steyn, Jean-Paul Duminy as well as Kemp common a single wicket each.

With dual prior wins opposite Chennai Super Kings Sep twenty-four in Chennai as well as Trinidad as well as Tobago in Bangalore Sep 26, Mumbai has 5 points from 3 games.

Cobras, however, have to be contended with 3 points from as most matches as they came here after winning over New South Wales Sep twenty-four in Hyderabad yet losing to Chennai Super Kings in Chennai Sep 28.

Though joining matches of a third book of a CLT20 over a final week have not set a stands upon glow due to bad response, about 8,000-10,000 revolutionary fans of a diversion have been trooping in to a track to declare a joining matches in in in between organisation A as well as B teams.

With a south-west monsoon upon a withdrawal mode, a remarkable surge held a Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) unawares, as a grassed area city has been experiencing prohibited as well as wet days as well as pale as well as spacious nights over a final dual weeks.

“As a 3 matches played here given Sep twenty-three were rain-free, a complicated showers after Mumbai innings was astonishing yet clouds were hovering over given evening,” a KSCA central pronounced even as it was pouring but respite.

Rain-hit Mumbai-Cobras compare abandoned

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